Atlanta Falcons veteran quarterback Matt Ryan must be a huge fan of former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie. How else can someone explain how he trusts the process so much?

Jokes aside, Matt Ryan was asked about how he could return to form following an awful outing. His response was right out of the City of Brotherly Love playbook.

“I feel like I’ve got a good process, a good routine that I get into that helps me prepare week in and week out the absolutely best I can,” Ryan said, via Vaughn McClure of ESPN. “I felt like in the game [last Thursday], made a couple of mistakes, but those things happen from time to time.

“But I feel like my process is really good. I feel like I do everything I need to do every week to give me the best chance to play the best I can.”

That's all code for, “trust the process.”

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I kid, but whatever.

“You can’t beat yourself up,” Ryan said. “It’s hard enough in this league to go out there. You know every week you’re a week away from being humbled. I learned that early on. I have great belief in myself, but I know it’s a tough league.”

With the playoffs looming, the Falcons will obviously need Ryan to return to his normal form.